Thanksgiving

Virginia and Virginia Tech both will welcome opponents to the Commonwealth next football season for Friday night games, but Thursday night home games for each of the programs will have to be put on hold for another season. The Atlantic Coast Conference revealed Thursday its 2015 schedule, including a Friday, Sept. 25 meeting in Scott Stadium for U.Va. against Boise State; a Friday, Oct. 9 game in Lane Stadium for Tech against North Carolina State; and a Thursday, Nov. 12 trip to Georgia Tech for Virginia Tech, but no Thursday night home games for either program. Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock hopes the absence of Thursday night home games won’t be the case on future...

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A Gary man who said he "lost his mind" after discovering his girlfriend had a female lover pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and battery with a deadly weapon in a Thanksgiving Day 2014 shooting.
Stephen Patrick Greer, 42, admitted that he...

When I first met Mr. Baker in the medical clinic, he had high blood pressure and a painful hip. Yet he greeted the staff with a cheerful demeanor and a smile at every clinic visit.
One day he came with some food that smelled delicious.
"For you,...

This year's 6th annual Have a Heart Dinner on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, will be a saucy affair. You might also say it will be gravy.
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The mother of a West Chester University student who disappeared on Thanksgiving after a night out with friends tearfully thanked searchers Saturday after her son's body was pulled from the Schuylkill River, less than half a mile downstream from where he...

Dear Tom,This holiday season Chicago was colder on Thanksgiving than on Christmas. It seems to me that this has been happening regularly? Can you confirm?— Lee, CarpentersvilleDear Lee,Over the years it's happened on multiple occasions, but not as often...

As some families sit down to Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, others are planning a shopping strategy to take advantage of ever earlier store hours and the deep discounts they offer. The rising number of stores opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day to...

On Thanksgiving morning 2012, we were driving on the Dan Ryan when we ran over a muffler and sliced open our tire.
We managed to get the spare off our minivan with a great deal of effort as it was rusted on, when Ilie, a mechanic headed home from work on...

Despite a wimpy Black Friday, early estimates show retail sales posted solid growth in November as a whole, suggesting that earlier and more frequent discounts are stealing the thunder of the traditional shopping weekend, but giving the industry...

The Countryside Business Association Board members and Capri Banquet staff, along with volunteers from the City of Countryside and the local community, served Thanksgiving dinner to 94 low-income families and senior citizens (365 people) on Thursday, Nov....

This will be the 18th year the fox will chase the turkey along with about 2,500 other runners through downtown Batavia as part of the Fox River Trail Runners Fox and the Turkey race on Thanksgiving Day. Some participants likely take part in the...

Jackie Reuland, 55, freely admits that she does not like to spend too much time in the kitchen. “I tolerate cooking because we all need to eat,” jokes the longtime Aurora resident. With twin sons and a husband, she has plenty of people to feed. She...

The Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys will reunite at Soldier Field on Thursday night, with both teams readying to play their second consecutive Thursday game. The odd turnaround comes after the Bears were throttled in Detroit 34-17 on Thanksgiving Day...

When she wakes up Thanksgiving morning, Latricia Stone of Aurora won’t be rushing to cook her own holiday meal. Instead, the single mother of two will rush to cook nearly 50 meals, served on red porcelain plates and hand-delivered to her neighbors. The...

Restrictions on liquor service approved by the Naperville City Council in October did not deter those who gathered downtown Wednesday night for the ritual of partying the night before Thanksgiving. As early as 9 p.m., the Wise Boxer Pour House at , 16 W....

Most folks Thursday morning woke up to a cup of coffee and a lot of last-minute food preparation or travel plans to celebrate this year’s Thanksgiving Day. But as the sun came up over Naperville Central High School at 8 a.m., more than 7,000 folks were on...

Stores are welcoming a second wave of shoppers in what has become a two-day kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The big question: How much the Thanksgiving shopping will hurt Black Friday, which is relinquishing its status as the frenzied start of...

Restrictions on liquor service approved by the Naperville City Council in October did not deter those who gathered downtown Wednesday night for the ritual of partying the night before Thanksgiving.
As early as 9 p.m., the Wise Boxer Pour...

The shopping tradition known as Black Friday seems to have fallen victim to overzealous retailers offering deals much earlier in November and even opening on Thanksgiving. But in Naperville, and throughout the country, the annual Small Business Saturday...

Most folks Thursday morning woke up to a cup of coffee and a lot of last-minute food preparation or travel plans to celebrate this year’s Thanksgiving Day. But as the sun came up over Naperville Central High School at 8 a.m., more than 7,000 folks were on...